When you see construction companies and general contractors looking to bid on certain job, you many wonder how they can put a bid package together. In the old days there used to be a checklist of sorts and then the contractor would then put in what they believe the amount of money it would take in order to complete that task. Then they would add the numbers up from every category and that would be their bid. It would take hours and hours to complete a bid package. But today with technology growing more and more everyday, everyone uses software for every and any project.
There are many different types of bidding software. There is the Quick Measure which is made by Tally Systems. This program is Windows based software that lets the estimator who is putting the bid together to do a takeoff from blue prints with a lot more accuracy than doing it without a computer program. You click on the each function that you will need, from the measuring function, the Line, Area or even Count. There is a digital pen that you can touch your blueprint with and you get an accurate measurement which makes for accurate bidding every time.
The Maxwell Systems Quest Estimating Software is a great package. It provides some of the best features that a bidding software can have. It has Reporting, Scanning Input, Cost Database, Custom User Interface, Customizable Templates and Reporting. They also have tech support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are customizable fields and an automated price updating. This software has over 7,000 users.
Another great software package for bidding is the Clear Estimates for Contractors. This program is very to use and it has some great features that you can use along the way. It has a part library, you can have a customer and a project database in case you want to have all of your projects at your finger tips. You can use this software to send out reports, proposals , you can handle change orders. This software has a cost database, contract management, reporting and a data import and export feature.
Turbo bid is a software from the company, Advanced Electrical Technologies. This software is for bidding on residential electrical software. This software is different from the rest because it only deals with electrical part of the bid. Sometimes contractors will not bid on the whole project but they will choose the electrical portion or the carpentry. This software is used for electrical bidding. It has an automated price updating, you can build your own product database. There are project notes, data import/export, cost databases and contract management.
Some other great software packages available are Accu bid Systems, AMSI Property Management, Success Enterprise software. You can get these products in office supply stores or if you cannot find them there, there are plenty of websites that offer these great packages. They really do make life easier for the contractor.
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